Science

“I’ve not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

 

Staff

Mr Bernard – Assistant Head teacher

Mrs Adjei – Senior Teacher

Mr Emanuel – Deputy Head of Science

Mr Payne – Science Teacher

Ms Minto – Science Teacher

 

KS3

At City Academy Birmingham we run a two year key stage 3 programme.  This prepares students for the GCSE syllabus by looking at the fundamentals of the topics below.

Year 7 Topics

Biology:

• Living Systems
• Diet and Health
• Genetics and Evolution

Chemistry:

• Particles
• Atoms Elements and Compounds
• Reactions

Physics:

• Forces
• Levers Moments and Pressure
• Electricity

 

Year 8 Topics

Biology:

• Photosynthesis and Respiration
• Reproduction and growth
• Ecosystems

Chemistry:

• Acids and Alkalis
• Materials and everyday chemistry
• The Earth and atmosphere

Physics:

• Energy
• Waves
• Space

 

KS4

At City Academy Birmingham we run two science GCSE courses, both of which are three year courses running from Year 9 to Year 11:

1. Combined science – This is the most popular course in which pupils complete the course with two science GCSE’s
2. Separate sciences – Pupils complete the course with a separate GCSE in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Separate sciences follow the course outline below in addition to extra Biology, Chemistry and Physics modules.

 

Year 9 (Required practicals and content)

1. Food tests
2. Making salts
3. Resistance
4. Microscopy
5. Current-Voltage characteristics
6. Electrolysis
7. Osmosis
8. Enzymes
9. Chromatography
10. Density
11. Force and extension
12. Photosynthesis
13. Field investigations
14. Science Fair Projects

Year 10

1. Atomic structure and the periodic table
2. Cell biology
3. Organisation
4. Energy
5. Bonding, structure and the properties of matter
6. Particle model of matter
7. Quantitative chemistry
8. Infection and response
9. Electricity
10. Atomic structure
11. Forces
12. Bioenergetics
13. Chemical changes
14. Energy changes

Year 11

1. Bioenergetics
2. Chemical changes
3. Waves
4. Homeostasis and response
5. Magnetism and electromagnetism
6. Energy changes
7. The rate and extent of chemical change
8. Inheritance, variation and evolution
9. Organic chemistry
10. Chemical analysis
11. Chemistry and the atmosphere
12. Using resources
13. Ecology

 

Helpful Links

• BBC Bitesize Science
• GCSE Science Videos and Tutorials
• AQA Science Specification
• Biology Specification
• Chemistry Specification
• Physics Specification